Toshiba debuts 100GB 1.8" iPod drive
updated 08:50 am EST, Tue December 5, 2006
100GB 1.8-inch iPod drive
Toshiba's storage division today said that it has produced the world's highest-capacity, 1.8-inch hard drive, delivering nearly 100GB of storage. The new drive uses perpendicular magnetic recording, where bits are aligned vertically on the platter, to achieve the record-setting density, according to Electronista. The small disk mechanism also spins at a relatively quick 4200RPM and consumes less power per gigabyte than earlier models, ensuring that it remains efficient enough to be used in iPods and other handheld devices without sacrificing speed. Toshiba plans to start manufacturing the 100GB model in January with devices using its extra storage soon afterwards.












less power per gig
12/05, 09:02am reply
Translation: More power.
siMac
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Put it in an iPhone...?
12/05, 11:02am reply
...pretty please... ;-)
bobolicious
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perfect size?
12/05, 01:41pm reply
Is it the perfect capacity for a true video iPod as opposed to an iPod with video?
Feathers
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Re: less power per gig
12/06, 01:30am reply
Is that less power per gigabyte of transfer, or less power per gigabyte of capacity? Big difference.
tonton
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